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- Binghamton (19-11) is making its first-ever appearance in a NCAA Division I national post season game. The Bearcats have been at the NCAA Division I level since the 2001-02 season. Binghamton was a NCAA Division II program from 1998-01 and competed at the Division III level up through the 1997-98 campaign.
 
- The Bearcats' victory total this season has already tied their highest mark during their NCAA Division I era. Binghamton went 19-9 in 2001-02 and 19-12 in 2010-11. The last 20-win season came in 2000-01 when the Bearcats finished 22-7 and won the ECAC Division II Tournament.
 
- In its last game, Binghamton was defeated 72-68 in overtime by Hartford in the America East quarterfinals on March 3. Sophomore guard Kai Moon scored a team-best 17 points, senior center Alyssa James had 16 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks while senior guard Imani Watkins finished with 15 points and six assists
 
- Youngstown State (16-15) competes in the Horizon League and is making its second appearance in the WBI in three seasons. The Penguins advanced to the 2016 semifinal round. Youngstown State's postseason history also includes appearances in the 2013 and 2015 WNITs.
 
- In their last game, the Penguins lost 66-49 to No. 21 Wisconsin-Green Bay in the Horizon League semifinals on March 5. Sarah Cash scored a team-best 12 points and reached the 1,000-point milestone in the process.
 
- Watkins, the America East Player of the Year, continues to lead the America East and ranks No. 23 in the nation with 20.2 points per game. She is also tied for second in the America East in steals (2.3 spg.).
 
- James, the three-time America East Defensive Player of the Year, is tops in the conference and fourth in the nation with 3.4 blocks per game. She is also first in the America East -- and tied for No. 30 in the nation -- in rebounding (10.0 rpg.). 
 
- As a team, Binghamton leads the America East and is ninth in the nation with 6.0 blocks per game. The Bearcats are also first in the America East in rebounding (40.1 rpg.) and second in scoring defense (57.0 ppg.). In addition, Binghamton is No. 18 in the nation in field goal percentage defense (.356) and No. 32 in scoring defense.  
 
- Cash leads Youngstown State with 11.5 points per game while Indiya Benjamin, who was named second-team All-Horizon League, is second with 9.9 points per game. As a team, the Penguins are second in the Horizon League with a .340 three-point field goal percentage and a .725 free throw percentage. They are also third with 14.16 assists per game.
 
- Watkins and James have already etched their names in the record books this season. James has broken both the Binghamton and America East single-season and career records for blocks (103 and 263 respectively). Watkins, meanwhile, has 2,075 career points, which ranks first all-time in Binghamton history and No. 10 in America East Conference history.
 
BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

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Binghamton is making its first appearance in a NCAA Division I national postseason tournament.

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With 263 career blocks, senior center Alyssa James is ranked first all-time in both Binghamton's program history and in America East Conference history.

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Senior guard Imani Watkins is in first place all time in Binghamton program history with 240 career three-point field goals.

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Binghamton currently ranks second in the America East in scoring defense (57.0 ppg.).

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Senior guard Imani Watkins is just the second Binghamton player to be named the America East Player of the Year. She joins Sarah Cartmill, who was chosen in 2002.

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Senior guard Imani Watkins was named the America East Player of the Week four times this year, which is the most selections by a Binghamton player in a single season.

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Junior forward Rebecca Carmody is fifth in the America East with 6.8 rebounds per game.

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Senior center Alyssa James is tied for No. 30 in the nation with 10.0 rebounds per game. That is the highest average by an America East Conference player since Julie Forster of Albany had 10.3 rebounds during the 2011-12 season.

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Binghamton is 14-1 this season when allowing fewer than 60 points in a game.

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Sophomore guard Kai Moon heads into the WBI having made her last 14 free throw attempts.

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With a 19-11 record so far this season, Binghamton is closing in on its first 20-win campaign since going 22-7 in 2000-01 -- the program's final year at the NCAA Division II level

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Senior guard Imani Watkins has 44 career games with at least 20 points. She has reached the 30-point mark four times, including three times this season.

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Redshirt junior Jasmine Sina has 201 career three-point field goals, which ranks fourth all time in Binghamton program history.

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Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 607 points this season. She has already broken the Binghamton single-season point record of 576, turned in by Bess Greenberg during the 1999-00 campaign.

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Senior center Alyssa James has 1,034 rebounds during her collegiate career. After grabbing 291 rebounds during her freshman year at Caldwell University (2013-14), she has 743 in three years at Binghamton. James currently ranks fifth all time in Binghamton program history

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Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 2,075 career points, which ranks first all-time in Binghamton program history as well as No. 10 all-time in the America East Conference. Watkins broke the all-time program record of 2,024 points (set by Bess Greenberg from 1997-01) on Feb. 17 vs. UMass Lowell.